Shortest verified route
6 moves RAFT RIFT RIOT ROOT LOOT LOOP POOP
Full route RAFT -> RIFT -> RIOT -> ROOT -> LOOT -> LOOP -> POOP
Step by step
Changed letter RAFT
Starting word - Step 1 RIFT
Change letter 2: A to I
- Step 2 RIOT
Change letter 3: F to O
- Step 3 ROOT
Change letter 2: I to O
- Step 4 LOOT
Change letter 1: R to L
- Step 5 LOOP
Change letter 4: T to P
- Step 6 POOP
Change letter 1: L to P
Target reached
Verification & puzzle details
Every adjacent pair changes exactly one letter. This is one shortest route; other routes can be equally short. The starting word is not a move: 7 words make 6 changes.
Solution summary
- Start
- RAFT
- Target
- POOP
- Shortest path
- RAFT -> RIFT -> RIOT -> ROOT -> LOOT -> LOOP -> POOP
- Puzzle date
- Sunday, October 4, 2026